Mallory Mejias

Mallory Mejias is passionate about creating opportunities for association professionals to learn, grow, and better serve their members using artificial intelligence. She enjoys blending creativity and innovation to produce fresh, meaningful content for the association space. Mallory co-hosts and produces the Sidecar Sync podcast, where she delves into the latest trends in AI and technology, translating them into actionable insights.

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The AMS Replacement Can Wait. Here's Where Associations Should Actually Be Investing.

Mallory Mejias: Mar 20, 2026 9:09:37 AM

Ask a room full of association leaders what's standing between them and meaningful AI adoption, and a version of the same answer comes up repeatedly: we need to sort out our systems first. Get the AMS replaced. Clean up the data. Modernize the...

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The Cybersecurity Threat Just Got Smarter. So Should Your Association.

Mallory Mejias: Mar 17, 2026 6:30:00 AM

There's a version of the current AI story where associations aren't really in the picture. The disruption is happening at the enterprise level, the...

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity

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Your Vendors Are Under Pressure. Here's What to Do About It.

Mallory Mejias: Mar 16, 2026 11:23:43 AM

Earlier this year, a JP Morgan report flagged something that should get the attention of anyone running an association: the S&P 500 software index...

AI Agents Legacy Systems Vendor Relationships

Sidecar Sync episode 125 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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AI Agents Shake Up the Software Market, Cybersecurity's Arms Race, & Future-Proofing Your Stack | [Sidecar Sync Episode 125]

Mallory Mejias: Mar 16, 2026 10:12:31 AM

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack three major developments shaping the AI landscape for...

AI Agents Cybersecurity Sidecar Sync Podcast Software Companies

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The Two Problems Holding Your Association Back From AI Agents (And Neither One Is the Technology)

Mallory Mejias: Mar 13, 2026 11:38:01 AM

Eighty percent of organizations surveyed in Anthropic's 2026 State of AI Agents Report say agents have already delivered measurable financial impact....

AI Agents Data Management AI Data Platform Change Management

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The AI Use Case That Maps Perfectly to What Associations Already Do

Mallory Mejias: Mar 11, 2026 12:26:12 PM

When organizations across industries were asked what they plan to implement with AI agents over the next 12 months, the top answer wasn't customer...

AI Agents Data Analysis Research

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Your Next Team Member Might Not Be Human: What Associations Need to Know About AI Agents

Mallory Mejias: Mar 10, 2026 12:10:29 PM

For a long time, the conversation around AI in associations has been about tools — things you ask, things that respond, things that complete a task...

AI Agents Innovation